Hotel guest acquisition costs are way out proportion to other industries. We need to work hard at solving this. The good news is that there have been recent studies done which show certain travelers being less likely to utilize OTA's. Granted, there are other factors impacting the cost, but OTA represents a large portion of the expense.

Hotel guest acquisition costs are way out proportion to other industries. We need to work hard at solving this. The good news is that there have been recent studies done which show certain travelers being less likely to utilize OTA's. Granted, there are other factors impacting the cost, but OTA represents a large portion of the expense.

After the successful launch of Travel Massive Durban at this years Indaba, we are hosting our second official Travel Massive event. Please join us at the Happy Hippo Beachfront Backpackers who are kindly hosting us at their lovely rooftop bar. Fred Felton from Falconscove will be doing a presentation on building online communities to grow your tourism business. Come and join us for an informative discussion and relaxed evening of networking. Remember Travel Massive is a free to attend event for members of the travel industry.

Hi All, It's time to get together again and talk about what's happening in the tourism/travel industry in Budapest and around the world. For our August meetup, we'll return to Liebling, for a casual networking event, only this time, we'll enjoy the cozy terrace for some refreshing fröccs and yummy pogácsa. And guess what, you'll all be treated for a free kisfröccs by Liebling! Please note that this time, we'll start the meetup at 5pm. Hope to see you all there! Cheers, Hajnalka, Sophie & Jason

There's something to be said for the Italians - they do it bloody well. And by "it", I mean everything; food, wine, football, and as I found out recently on a trip to Tuscany, incredible beach resorts. [...]

If your biggest goal is to see Italy like a local - from restaurants, to wineries, to the countryside and beyond, than you have to understand the the special attitude Jo Carrigan has expressed in this article. We all wish to avoid as much of the touristy stuff as possible, outside of a week or two in Italy to see the highlights, but are we willing to follow the rising tide of Italian vacationers? Jo Carrigan did it and this article tells about her discoveries.

If your biggest goal is to see Italy like a local - from restaurants, to wineries, to the countryside and beyond, than you have to understand the the special attitude Jo Carrigan has expressed in this article. We all wish to avoid as much of the touristy stuff as possible, outside of a week or two in Italy to see the highlights, but are we willing to follow the rising tide of Italian vacationers? Jo Carrigan did it and this article tells about her discoveries.

According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, Airbnb is close to raising $1 billion in financing that values that short-term vacation rental company at $24 billion.When it last raised money in 2014, a $450 million investment valued the company at $10 billion, so more than doubling the size of the valuation in just over a year is a significant accomplishment. Especially one in which Airbnb has been losing battles to attorneys general, city councils, and statehouses. At the same time, though, by its own numbers it has more than doubled the number of listings on its site, and

Okay so my survey was not scientific in any way. I merely asked the question on my Facebook status, “If I were to say the words “future of hotel booking”, what words come to mind?”I wanted to get feel of what my network, biased towards frequent travellers, thought about the subject – and well, obviously they do because I got many and varied responses.“Mobile” and “online” stood out a lot. Other words used commonly were “instant”, “contextual”, “personalised”, “visual search” and “local&

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